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And I couldn't care less what you think about my comments on the flatmates I had. I asked a question about whether the alternatives to halls are any better, not to get into a debate about baldness.
Which halls were you in?
Could you try some with bigger flats or the standard everyone on a corridor type so that there's more people for you to socialise in.
Will any of the people you still keep in touch with be looking for housemates and could you move in with them?
Getting accomodation external to the university has the same risks, except at least you've had a chance to meet the people first generally.
Would you be happy living on your own if you could find a cheap bedsit or something?
I went back to uni at 21 and did go into halls for the 1st year. I didn't enjoy halls, got in with a bad group in a flat of 4. 1 guy was completely anti social and we didn't see him, he later moved out and we got a post grad student in, who was the complete opposite, but he kept trying it on with us. There was 1 other girl in the flat, but she was a compulsive liar. The last guy was ok, on my course, but within the halls he had about 20 mates from school, so we hardly saw him, except when he came back at all hours, or even if he didn't his mates used to come and knock on the door instead.
(2) I was at Briarfields halls of residence at MMU. (an excellent hall too, if I might add)
(3) Yes, I'd be prepared to do that.
(4) To be honest, I've not really spoken much to them since I left. It might be an option later on, but I'm not going to hold my breath on this one.
(5) Maybe. I wouldn't have a problem living on my own, provided that I had enough to do with the day - enough work, enough activities etc.
Yeah Briarfields is a nice halls....Cambridge might suit you better though with flats of 10 people. Don't whatever ya do go into the student village thats where I was ;-)
As for having enough stuff to do during the day if you were living on your own, you could always spend the days hanging around the uni with friends etc so you do still get to meet people and make friends, cos most people will be living in halls and many nights out are planned spontaneously and people outside a flat are often not invited, certainly at the beginning of the year.
The hall I am in at the moment is a three storey block, with about 25 guys and one kitchen.
There are a couple of guys who keep to themselves but I know everybody's names and we often go out together on Friday nights. Some of my best friends are in my block.
The "hall" or flat rather that my friend was in last year was shit for him. He shared with three other guys. One was a rude Bangladeshi international student and the other two guys just chilled with their mates from gloucester or wherever they were from.
So basically, halls are good for making friends and being woken by loud music. Flats are bad for making friends but are generally quieter
Thanks for responding.